Conversations on Vietnam Development
Hoi An is home to a number of must-see old assembly halls. If you plan a trip to the city, do not miss the following interesting places.
 Fukian assembly hall on 46 Tran Phu St. Tiếp tục đọc “Must-see old assembly halls in Hoi An” |
 Around 25km off the coast, Ly Son consists of Lon (Big) and Be (Small) Islands which cover nearly 10sq.km. Tiếp tục đọc “Ly Son – the pearl in blue sea” |
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| A model of Long Thành International Airport. The VNĐ336.7 trillion ($16 billion) Long Thành international airport project was approved by a majority of National Assembly deputies at the 13th National Assembly’s (NA) ninth session in 2015. — Photo Infonet.vn |
They discussed land clearance, compensation and resettlement for the airport project after hearing a Government report on separating land clearance, compensation and resettlement tasks as a sub-project of the Long Thành airport project which was announced more than a decade ago. The seperation is expected to accelerate the progress. Tiếp tục đọc “NA discusses $16b Long Thành airport project”
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| Solar energy projects in Khánh Hòa Province are attracting investors’ interest. — Photo evn.com.vn |
Three projects in the field have been approved, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.
One is a 70ha plant in Cam Thịnh Đông Commune, Cam Ranh City, with capacity of 60MW. It is invested by the Sông Giang Hydropower SJC at a total cost of more than VNĐ2 trillion (US$88 million). Tiếp tục đọc “Khánh Hòa: Investors interested in solar power projects”
Updated : 06/01/2017 15:00 GMT + 7
A female customer was violently beaten on Wednesday by the owners of a store selling local delicacies in Da Lat City after attempting to return a bottle of mulberry juice she had been tricked into buying.
The victim suffered from flesh injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Tran Ngoc Bich, 44, was driving her niece around Da Lat on Wednesday when a man on a motorbike approached the pair and invited them to a local mulberry garden where he said they could buy freshly picked mulberries for VND20,000 (US$0.88) per kilogram Tiếp tục đọc “Buyer beaten for returning bottle of juice in Vietnam’s Da Lat”
VietNamNet Bridge – Uncontrolled rampant sand exploitation is seriously affecting Krong Ana and Krong No, two large rivers in the Central Highlands.
The river current has changed and hundreds of hectares of land have been lost.
Krong Ana (mother river) and Krong No (father river) are important to the economic and cultural life of the people in Dak Lak and Dak Nong. But they are in danger.
The Krong No river section which runs across Krong No district in Dak Nong province, has been a ‘hot spot’ of illegal sand exploitation for many years. Tiếp tục đọc “Sand mining destroying rivers in Central Highlands, causing landslides”
The summer has arrived. Hanoi streets are becoming more and more colorful with the red of Flamboyant flowers, the yellow of Golden Shower flowers, and the purple of Crape-myrtle flowers.
Purple – the color of Crape-myrtle flowers, appears at the beginning of the summer. Crape-myrtle flowers are grown in crowded streets. Tiếp tục đọc “Colorful flowers in Hanoi summer” |
Bien Ho Lake in Pleiku city of Gia Lai province is a renowned tourist attraction which is considered as a “pearl” in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
 Bien Ho, also called To Nung, was previously a giant volcano mouth in the north of Pleiku Tiếp tục đọc “Bien Ho Lake – a pearl in Central Highlands” |
 Located on Phu Quoc island, the Long Beach offers mile after deserted mile, a backdrop of tropical forests and mountains, swaying coconut palms and spectacular sunsets, according to the website. “This is what many of Asia’s finest beaches were like before they were discovered”, says Telegraph.
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| Photo for illustration: patients receive dialysis at Bạch Mại Hospital. — Photo nld.com.vn |
HÒA BÌNH — Six out of 18 kidney patients who were receiving dialysis at Hòa Bình Province General Hospital died on Monday morning with suspected anaphylactic shock.
As soon as the deaths were reported, the hospital turned off its dialysis machines and transferred the living patients to Hòa Bình City’s General Hospital for emergency aid. Tiếp tục đọc “Six out of 18 dialysis patients died during treatment”
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| Foundations of columns in a construction site on Sơn Trà Mountain. Rapid development of hotels and resorts on the peninsula could turn Đà Nẵng’s natural habitat into a desert and the world’s large population of red-shanked douc langurs could face extinction, experts warn. — VNS Photo Công Thành |
Located on top of Đại Bình Mountain, some 25km north of Bảo Lộc City in Lâm Đồng Province, Linh Quy Pháp Ấn Pagoda appears to be out of this world. At dawn, the pagoda emerges from a sea of clouds under the day’s first light. And, after a 1000-metre climb, the view from top of the mountain is nothing short of spectacular.
The pagoda’s architectural style is a mix of old Vietnamese and Japanese, with Japanese-style wooden gates erected to guard the holy site. It also features a Japanese-style rock garden where monks gather at various times during the day to contemplate and discuss the teaching of Buddha. Tiếp tục đọc “Linh Quy Phap An – A pagoda in the clouds, a sunset for the soul”
Kenhdulich Ngày đăng: Thứ năm, 08/10/2015 – 21:24:29
Mỗi mảnh đất lại có những đặc trưng văn hóa hóa nhau để giữ cái hương cái hồn của của mình không bị hòa lẫn với cái hương cái hồn của mảnh đất khác. Văn hóa làng xã, văn hóa rất mực thuần Việt nơi đồng bằng Bắc Bộ nước ta. Những truyền thống dung dị, những bình yên dịu dàng của đời người gói ghém vào từng mảnh ngói, viên gạch, cái nghề truyền thống gắn với người dân bao đời. Một ngày nhẹ tênh, rời bỏ tấp nập thành phố, tới Thổ Hà, để thấy, để yêu, để cảm cái mảnh tình làng quê Bắc Bộ này.
Bình yên một góc Thổ Hà. -Ảnh: leonidas le Tiếp tục đọc “Bình yên ngôi làng nổi tiếng Kinh Bắc – làng Thổ Hà”
VietNamNet Bridge – Often acclaimed as the queen of flowers in northwestern forests, the rhododendron is commonly thought to grow all over the Fansipan mountains or Mau Son region. However, Pu Ta Leng Peak with its magnificent terrain and harsh climate nurtures the most beautiful rhododendrons. Tourists of all kinds have fallen in love with this natural beauty.
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| Reach: Rhododendrons can reach up to 7 metres in height, above the dense foliage of the rainforest. — Photos vietnammoi.vn |
Putaleng in the ethnic Mông language was originally pronounced as Pu Ta Leng, with “Pu” meaning “mountain”. Located 3,049 metres above sea level on the Hoang Lien Son mountain range at Te Leng Village, Tam Duong Commune, Lai Chau Province, Pu Ta Leng is the second highest mountain in Indochina.
Visitors are attracted to Pu Ta Leng by not only the bright rhododendrons but also various outdoor activities such as trekking through the streams, dense bamboo forests, and clouds of mist and fog. Tiếp tục đọc “Pu Ta Leng Peak – Đỉnh Pu Ta Leng”
Updated : 05/28/2017 14:33 GMT + 7
A company has been exploiting a large amount of sand without a legitimate permit, against the backdrop of the increasingly concerning threat of sand mining across Vietnam.
Residents of Huong An Commune, Que Son District, Quang Nam Province have been complaining about hundreds of cubic meters of sand being mined on a daily basis and sold to other regions in Vietnam.
The mining is carried out by Trung Dung Mineral Exploiting Company without any formal permission from local authorities. Tiếp tục đọc “Company mines sand for sale without permit in central Vietnam”
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